Matthew 16:1-4

The Pharisees and Sadducees Demand Signs

1 ¹And the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and ²to test him ³they asked him to show them ⁴a sign from heaven.

2 He answered them, ^{[a] 5}“When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red. ’

3 And in the morning, ‘It will be stormy today, for the sky is red and threatening. ’ ⁶You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret ⁷the signs of the times.

4 ⁸An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah. ”So ⁹he left them and departed.

Cross References

• 1. 16:1 For ver. 1-12, see Mark 8:11-21
• 2. 16:1 John 8:6
• 3. 16:1 1 Cor. 1:22; See ch. 12:38
• 4. 16:1 Luke 11:16; 21:11
• 5. 16:2 [Luke 12:54, 55]
• 6. 16:3 Luke 12:56
• 7. 16:3 [ch. 12:28; Luke 19:44]
• 8. 16:4 See ch. 12:39
• 9. 16:4 ch. 4:13; 21:17

Footnotes

• [a] 16:2 Some manuscripts omit the following words to the end of verse 3